Tolerance park

With Houston’s cheesy "tolerance bridge" idea scrapped in favor of a functionalist foot-and-bike way, the tolerance crowd have moved on to public sculptures, commissioning seven 10-foot high shiny steel figures on boulders by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa. "Tolerance," gifted to the city by the Greater Houston Community Foundation will be installed in the "Harmony Walk" area of Buffalo Bayou Park, situated between Allen Parkway and Memorial Drive, and between Waugh Drive and Montrose Boulevard, on the south side of Buffalo Bayou.

4 days agoby glasstire#Repost@morgangrasham ・・・ Check out this article by @glasstire critiquing Clay + Things at @site131 (open until December 14). "The standouts of the show are the collaborative works of Eric and Morgan Grasham. Eric’s ceramic vessels are freestanding objects that are inserted into Morgan’s taxidermied animal hides. The vessels and daggers are functionally removable, though they discourage viewer handling with their grandiose flourishes and mason-stained brilliance. Morgan’s taxidermy is expressive in ways that showcase the majesty of form, and they’re terrifying objects of grace and power. The artists are experts in the language of their respective mediums, and are clear